Category: Broadband
December 16th, 2008
33% of US broadband households interested in remote viewing
33% of US broadband households are looking for ways to access their stored media content from outside the home, according to Parks Associates. 35% of these households consider remote viewing a highly appealing ability. 50 mln households worldwide will be using place-shifting solutions outside the home by 2012.
October 25th, 2008
Korea’s fiber penetration reaches 12.2%
Korea had 12.2 fiber-optic connections per 100 inhabitants in June 2008, compared with 10.5 cable broadband connections, and 8.4 DSL connections. The fiber penetration rate jumped from 10.4% in the previous OECD survey in December 2007. Japan has a fiber penetration of 10.2%, followed by DSL with 9.6% and cable with 3.1%. The only country to come close to Korea and Japan is Sweden with six fibre-optic broadband connections per 100 inhabitants.
October 9th, 2008
China overtakes US in broadband
Both the USA and China had about 78 mln broadband lines at the end of August, but China grew twice as fast. In the USA, new broadband lines added fell from 3.4 mln in the last quarter of 2007 to barely 1.1 mln in Q2 2008. In China they rose from 3.5 mln to 5.0 mln in the same period. By the end of June 2008 Point Topic’s data shows the USA had nearly 76.9 mln broadband lines but China was less than 900,000 behind on 76.0 mln. The gap was less than the number China added in July alone, 1.14 mln according to Chinese official figures.
October 1st, 2008
Interest in switching to broadband among Americans in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008
| Oct 2002 | Feb 2004 | Dec 2005 | May 2008 | |
| Yes, interested in broadband |
38% | 40% | 39% | 36% |
| No, not interested | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 |
| % of all Americans with dial-up at home |
38 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||||
September 30th, 2008
Broadband connection depending on location in the US
| DSL | Cable | Fixed wireless or satellite |
Fiber | |
| Urban | 45% | 37% | 10% | 1% |
| Suburban | 42 | 37 | 10 | 4 |
| Rural | 42 | 32 | 16 | * |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||||
September 29th, 2008
28% of rural Americans without broadband say broadband is not available where they live
28% of rural adult Americans without home high-speed say broadband isn’t available where they live, in contrast to 22% of non-rural Americans without broadband who say this. Moreover, 24% of dial-up users in rural areas say having the service available where they live would prompt a switch to broadband; this compares to the 14% figure for all respondents, according to the Pew Internet Project.
September 27th, 2008
US broadband adoption in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
| Americans with broadband at home | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Yearly adoption | ||||
| All adults | 33% | 42% | 47% | 55% |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 31 | 45 | 50 | 58 |
| Female | 27 | 38 | 44 | 53 |
| Age | ||||
| 18-29 | 38 | 55 | 63 | 70 |
| 30-49 | 36 | 50 | 59 | 69 |
| 50-64 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 50 |
| 65+ | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| Race /ethnicity | ||||
| White (not Hispanic) | 31 | 42 | 48 | 57 |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14 | 31 | 40 | 43 |
| Hispanic (English speaking) | 28 | 41 | 47 | 56 |
| Educational attainment | ||||
| Less than high school | 10 | 17 | 21 | 28 |
| High school grad | 20 | 31 | 34 | 40 |
| Some college | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 |
| College + | 47 | 62 | 70 | 79 |
| Household income | ||||
| Under $20K | 13 | 18 | 28 | 25 |
| $20K-$30K | 19 | 27 | 34 | 42 |
| $30K-$40K | 26 | 40 | 40 | 49 |
| $40K-$50K | 28 | 47 | 52 | 60 |
| $50K-$75K | 35 | 48 | 58 | 67 |
| $75K-$100K | 51 | 67 | 70 | 82 |
| Over $100K | 62 | 68 | 82 | 85 |
| Community type | ||||
| Urban | 31 | 44 | 52 | 57 |
| Suburban | 33 | 46 | 49 | 60 |
| Rural | 18 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||||
September 18th, 2008
US broadband users pay $34.50 a month on average
Home broadband users reported that their monthly payment for internet service was $34.50 - 4% less than the figure of $36 per month reported in December 2005.2 This decline in monthly broadband bills is half the rate (8%) reported over the February 2004 to December 2005 timeframe. As in 2005, there is a gap in what people pay for cable modem service compared to DSL, although it is narrower today than a few years ago. In December 2005, cable modem users reported monthly bills of $41 for service, while DSL users said they paid $32 per month for service. In May 2008, DSL users reported monthly internet access bills of $31.5 and cable modem users said they paid $37.5 for service, or an average difference of $6, according to the Pew Internet Project.
75% of home high-speed users said faster access or greater speed as advantage of broadband connection. Other uses cited as the feature valued most included the “always on”‘ connection (cited by 6% of broadband users), convenience (5%),broadband connectioneducational materials (2%). This is not to say that broadband users don’t value specific applications listed above (and others such as gaming and entertainment) that a high-speed connection enables. When pressed as to what might lure them into the ranks of home high-speed users, a plurality of dial-up respondents cited price. 35% of dial-up users said that they would switch to broadband if the price became more affordable and, as noted above, there remains a sizable gap in what dial-up users pay monthly for online access and what broadband users pay.
September 15th, 2008
54% of home broadband users subscribe to basic service
Pew Internet Project April 2008 survey asked whether home broadband users “pay extra for a premium service that promises faster speed.” Here’s what home broadband users said: 54% of home broadband users say they subscribe to basic service; 29% subscribe to a premium service at a higher price; 16% say they don’t know, according to the Pew Internet Project.
September 15th, 2008
46% of US broadband users have DSL
DSL providers maintain an edge in the home broadband market, with 46% of home broadband users saying they subscribe to DSL and 39% saying they have cable modem service. As a home high-speed connection, wireless has also increased its presence - from next to nothing in 2002 up to 12% of the home broadband market as of May 2008, according to the Pew Internet Project.
September 3rd, 2008
Internet traffic up 53% in the last 12 months
According to TeleGeography, international Internet traffic grew 53% between mid-2007 and mid-2008, down from 61% the preceding year. Traffic growth between the US and Latin America was especially fast, surging 112%. Traffic on internet backbones between major cities in the relatively more mature US market rose a modest 47%. For the 2?? consecutive year, total international Internet capacity grew faster than total Internet traffic, leading to lower utilisation levels on many internet backbones. Between 2007 and 2008 average traffic utilisation levels decreased from 31% to 29%, while peak utilisation fell from 44% to 43%.
August 23rd, 2008
39% of US households will rent videos online by 2012
By 2012, Research & Markets forecasts that 90% of US households will have access to broadband, with 94% of these individuals watching online video—this is up from an estimated 77.8% of broadband users in 2008 watching online video. Worldwide online video revenue is expected to eclipse $4.5 bln by 2012. By 2012, 39% of adults in the US are expected to have purchased or rented online video. 42.8% of US respondents to this survey still favor physical discs with packaging when purchasing movies. By 2012, the company anticipates the online video market to eclipse $4.5 bln, growing from $1.2 bln (CAGR of 39%) in 2007.
August 23rd, 2008
39% of US households will rent videos online by 2012
By 2012, Research & Markets forecasts that 90% of US households will have access to broadband, with 94% of these individuals watching online video—this is up from an estimated 77.8% of broadband users in 2008 watching online video. Worldwide online video revenue is expected to eclipse $4.5 bln by 2012. By 2012, 39% of adults in the US are expected to have purchased or rented online video. 42.8% of US respondents to this survey still favor physical discs with packaging when purchasing movies. By 2012, the company anticipates the online video market to eclipse $4.5 bln, growing from $1.2 bln (CAGR of 39%) in 2007.
August 12th, 2008
35.3 mln cable and 29.7 mln DSL subscribers in the US in Q2 2008
The 20 largest cable and telephone companies added a net 887,000 high-speed Internet subscribers in Q2 2008, according to Leichtman Research Group. Cable companies now have 35.3 mln broadband customers, compared with 29.7 mln at the phone companies. AT&T remains the country’s largest Internet service provider, with 14.7 mln customers, ahead of Comcast with 14.4 mln.
July 24th, 2008
323 mln broadband users in 2007, 499 mln by 2012
Worldwide consumer broadband connections will grow from 323 mln connections in 2007 to 499 mln in 2012, according to Gartner. Worldwide consumer broadband connections penetrated 18% of households in 2007, and by 2012, households with a broadband connection will reach 25%. Five countries exceeded 60% broadband penetration into the home in 2007; and, this is expected to grow to 17 countries by 2012. The five countries with broadband penetration into the home above 60% are Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea and Hong Kong.
July 24th, 2008
253 mln Chinese Internet users, 214 mln of them use broadband
There were 253 mln Chinese Internet users in June 2008, China Internet Network Information Centre reported. Internet penetration in China is still at 19.1%. 214 mln, or 84.7% of all users, are connecting via broadband.
July 3rd, 2008
4.2 mln Internet users signed up for fiber in Q1 2008
Fiber providers added 4.2 mln customers in Q1 2008, while 2.5 mln customers signed up for cable modems, according to Point Topic. The bulk of the new fiber subscribers are in China, where 2.5 mln signed up, for a total of 16.7 mln. US is in #4 place after Japan and Korea. Point Topic counted 303,000 new US fiber customers, for a total of 2.6 mln.
May 24th, 2008
US Internet penetration by demographic profile
| All parents | 87% |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 92 |
| Black | 81 |
| Hispanic | 69? |
| Education | |
| High school grad or less | 76 |
| Some college | 91 |
| College grad | 99 |
| Annual Household Income | |
| Less than$30,000 | 66 |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 80 |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 91 |
| $75,000+ | 97 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | |
May 18th, 2008
66% of teens live in households with broadband
| % with broadband at home | |
| All teens | 66% |
| Parent Education | |
| High school grad or less | 56 |
| Some college | 67 |
| College grad | 82 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 70 |
| Black | 56 |
| Hispanic | 60 |
| Annual Household Income | |
| Less than $30,000 | 48 |
| $30,000-$49,999 | 54 |
| $50,000-$74,999 | 69 |
| $75,000+ | 81 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | |
May 16th, 2008
US cable companies added 1.19 mln new broadband subscribers in Q1 2008
Largest cable companies in the US added 1.19 mln broadband subscribers in Q1 2008, according to Leichtman Research Group. Phone companies added 1.01 mln DSL customers in Q1 2008. Since Q3 2004, phone companies had been adding subscribers faster than cable, closing in on cable’s lead in total subscribers. But that lead is now widening, with cable companies having a total of 34.7 mln subscribers compared with 29.5 mln at the phone companies.
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